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Germline stem cells (GSCs) in the Drosophila ovary are a productive model system for studying stem cell self-renewal and differentiation because of exceptional cell biology and versatile genetic tools.Our previous studies have demonstrated that the microenvironment or niche controls GSC self-renewal extrinsically by providing the Dpp/BMP signal and E-cadherin-mediated anchorage.